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Zamboanga Peninsula Inflation Slides to 17.1% in September 2008
(posted October 8, 2008) Year-on-year headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula decelerated to 17.1 percent in September 2008 from 19.4 percent in August 2008. This was primarily due to the 21.0 percent drop in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items from 24.3 percent. Inflation a year ago was 2.7 percent. 5th Mindanao Statistics Congress As an offshoot to the 4th Mindanao Statistical Congress which held last June 2007 in General Santos City, the 5th Mindanao Statistical Congress shall be undertaken in Zamboanga City. The forum shall attempt to gather statisticians and planners of Mindanao to share updates and new ideas that will promote the efficient use of statistics as a development tool. Moreover, the conduct of the Mindanao Statistical Congress will be a step towards promoting, enhancing and instilling wide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value that statistics provide to the different sectors of our society, while at the same time ensuring the support of the public at large in improving and enhancing the quality and standard of statistics in the country. Thus the crucial role of statistics in the area-wide development must be given due recognition and importance. The Mindanao Congress shall be a 2-day affair which shall be undertaken in collaboration with various agencies which are members of the Regional Statistical Coordination Committee, the Philippine Statistical Association-Zamboanga City Chapter and the academe. (click here for more info.) Zamboanga Peninsula Inflation decelerated to 19.4% in August 2008
Year-on-year headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula decelerated to 19.4 percent in August 2008 from 20.3 percent in July 2008. This was primarily due to the 24.3 percent slide in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items from 26.0 percent. Inflation a year ago was 2.1 percent.(posted September 8, 2008)
Rice Prices in Zamboanga City Continue to Plunge
Commercial rice prices in Zamboanga City have gone down to as much as P2 a kilo following the effective "selective bombardment" strategy of the government carried out by the National Food Authority to flood the state-subsidized stocks in order to further pull down retail prices and shun undue price spikes wherever and whenever necessary. more... Posted July 14, 2008
The Municipality of Sergio Osmeña Sr. is one of the 25 municipalities comprising the Province of Zamboanga del Norte. She was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 3697 dated September 14, 1963.
The municipality was carved out of the municipality of Piñan. The barangays that originally comprise the new municipality were Sibulan, Dampalan, Labag, princesa Lamaya and Marapong. Barangay Sibulan was the seat of the new municipal government. more....
Press Release: June 26, 2008Zamboanga Peninsula's Employment Rate Placed at 96.6% in April 2008
In Zamboanga Peninsula, the number of employed persons in April 2008 was registered at 1.28 million. This placed the employment rate at 96.6 percent, a little bit lower compared to the last year's rate of 96.9 percent. more....
Zamboanga Peninsula Inflation Accelerated to 20.3% in July 2008
The inflation in Zamboanga Peninsula further accelerated to 20.3 percent in July from 16.3 percent in June as all the commodity groups continued to record higher inflation rates. All the commodity groups recorded higher inflation rates during the month. Price hikes in Food, Beverage and Tobacco items climbed to 26.0 percent in July from 20.8 percent in June; clothing, 8.3 percent from 8.0 percent; Housing and Repairs, 7.2 percent from 5.9 percent; Fuel, Light and Water, 18.6 percent from 15.0 percent; services, 18.0 percent from 13.2 percent; and miscellaneous items, 4.7 percent from 4.5 percent. Inflation rate a year ago (July 2007) was at 2.1 percent. Among the regions, the biggest acceleration of 5.8 percentage points was noted in Eastern Visayas (20.0% from 14.2%) followed by Zamboanga Peninsula (20.3% from 16.3%) at 4.0 percentage points. (posted August 8, 2008)
June Inflation Jumps 16.3% in Zamboanga Peninsula
The Zamboanga Peninsula's inflation surged in June 2008 to 16.3 percent from 13.5 percent inflation in May 2008. The commodity group of Food, Beverage, and Tobacco items recorded an inflation of 20.8 percent from 16.7 percent in May, the highest annual inflation rate during the month. Inflation a year ago was 2.8 percent. posted July 10, 2008.
Inflation leaps to 13.5% in May 2008 Year-on-year headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula moved upward to 13.5 percent in May 2008 from 8.6 percent in April 2008. This was due to the 16.7 percent rise in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items from 10.3 percent and 11.7 percent rise in services items from 6.4 percent. Inflation a year ago was 3.4 percent. posted June 06, 2008
Zamboanga Peninsula's Agricultural Production Output increased in 2007 In the January to December 2007 situation report of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics - Regional Operation Center 9, it shows that most of Zamboanga Peninsula's agricultural (palay, corn, fisheries and other crops) production output increased as compared in 2006. click here.. (May 29, 2008)
Zamboanga Peninsula’s Official Population
Count Reveals 3,230,094 in 2007
The final results of the latest 2007 population census
conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) sited the Zamboanga
Peninsula’s population at 3,230,094 persons as of August 1, 2007. It
increased from 2,831,412 persons in May 1, 2000.
more.... (Date posted: April 24, 2008)
NSCB IX
Releases 2008 Edition of Countryside in Figures: Zamboanga del Sur
In line with its thrust of continuously
providing the public with comprehensive socio-economic data with local level disaggregation, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), Regional
Division (RD) IX, releases the 2008 edition of the Countryside in Figures
(CIF), Zamboanga del Sur.
(more....)Date
posted: April 11, 2008
NSCB IX Releases the 2008 Women and Men in
Region IX
In line
with the celebration of International Women’s Month, the National
Statistical Coordination Board – Regional Division IX (NSCB-RD IX) releases
the Women and Men (WAM) in Zamboanga Peninsula Statistical Handbook.
Inflation rate
up to 8.6% in April 2008
Year-on-year
headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula moved upward to 8.6 percent
in April 2008 from 8.4 percent in March 2008. This was primarily due to
the 10.3 percent rise in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items from
9.8 percent. Inflation a year ago was 4.1 percent.
Inflation rate down to 8.4% in March 2008 Year-on-year headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula moved downward to 8.4 percent in March 2008 from 8.6 percent in February 2008. This was primarily due to the 9.8 percent slide in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items from 10.6 percent. Inflation a year ago was 2.8 percent.(Date posted: April 08, 2008)
Inflation rate up to 8.6% in February 2008 Year-on-year headline inflation rate at Zamboanga Peninsula moved upward to 8.6 percent in February 2008 from a revised 8.5 percent in January 2008.
Mariculture park project launched in Taluksangay Zamboanga City — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in coordination with the city government of Zamboanga recently launched the mariculture park project, an alternative livelihood activity for marginal fisherfolks in Taluksangay.
Consumer prices jump to 8.6% in January 2008 The beginning of the year 2008 saw a higher year-on-year headline inflation rate in the region at 8.6 percent in January from 5.7 percent in December.
Unemployment rate up to 2.9% in October 2007 Labor Force Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed that for October 2007, the unemployment rate of Zamboanga Peninsula was pegged at 2.9.%, a slight increase from 2.8% last year.
Consumer prices increase to 5.7% in December 2007 Year-on-year headline inflation rate at the regional level moved upward to 5.7 percent in December 2007 from 4.6 percent in November 2007 as the inflation of All Commodity Groups went up. Inflation a year ago was 4.3 percent. |
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